About Dunlop:

Located in Benicia, California, Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. was founded as a small, family-owned and operated company in 1965, and has since grown to be a leading manufacturer of electronic effects, picks, capos, slides, strings and other musical instrument accessories. Dunlop is the home of such legendary products as the Cry Baby wah and Tortex picks.

The Jim Dunlop company has provided musicians with so many amazing tools for so long that it’s hard to remember a time when that wasn’t the case. It’s also easy to forget that this corporation doesn’t just have a man’s name—it was actually named after a man. And 50 years ago that man was perceptive enough to see a need in the marketplace, smart enough to be able to design and build a product to fill that need, and fearless enough to think that he could sell that product to millions of musicians.

Dunlop began working as a machinist by day to support his growing family. Almost immediately, however, he started creating products for guitarists in his spare time.

The next 50 years will see Dunlop expanding on the lines of picks, capos, slides, and stompboxes. Already an accessories powerhouse, Dunlop is now branching out into the string business, with state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and support from top musicians such as Marcus Miller, Jerry Cantrell, and Zakk Wylde. In the effects world, Cry Baby and MXR have grown from a handful of authentic reissues to expansive product lines with dozens of new and innovative designs, and the Way Huge line is delivering one unique pedal after another, giving players more options than ever. Hailed by many as one of the last true rock and roll companies, Dunlop understands and reveres tradition while embracing the future—with the vision, drive, and tenacity that the founder put into creating his very first pick 50 years ago.

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